Quad Squad, checking in. You find rain inspiring? That's one way of looking at it, I suppose. I'm just grateful for the reprieve from screen glare when it's a bit cloudy outside, lol.

I'm a bit of a contrarian when it comes to inspirational stuff, to be completely honest. I find the platitudes propagated on many platforms telling people to never give up despite obviously having no real knowledge of their situation disingenuous. How do you know if I should give up or not? If I don't have the wherewithal to see something through to the end, I probably should give up earlier rather than later. Blind determination isn't always the best course of action, at least that is the way I look at it.

Of course, this mentality leads to a strange set of affairs where I find demotivational material more motivating than the motivational stuff. Stuff that specifically parodies the usual motivational message by saying something cynical or deprecating, while keeping the same scenic background. I guess it's just that the humor itself gives me a good chuckle. Poking fun at failure is kind of like poking fun at death; it removes the ominous and nebulous power that it holds over you.